Tobacco Resources

Long Beach Area

American Cancer Society

• Phone: (800) ACS-2345

Campuses for Innovation – Tobacco Control

• Promotes a safer and healthier environment through tobacco legislation and education.
• CSULB Contact: Natalie Whitehouse: (562) 985-5740

Campuses Organized and United for Good Health (COUGH)\

• Student-led campaign representing 20 CSU campuses committed to promoting and establishing a safer and healthier environment through tobacco legislation.
• CSULB Contact: Natalie Whitehouse: (562) 985-5740

California Smoker's Helpline

• Phone: (800) NO-BUTTS

California Smoker's Helpline Phone: (for chewing tobacco)

• Phone: (800)844-CHEW

California “Quitline”: for Smoking Cessation

• One-on-one telephone counseling, and self-help materials.
• Teens – most of the help lines have specialized counseling for teens 14 and older.  
• Phone: (800) 662-8887
• Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

City of Long Beach Tobacco Education Program

• Offers free educational information & presentations, policy and tobacco control laws information for teens and adults.
  
• Phone: (TEP)
  
• Address: 1240 E. Wardlow Road Long Beach, Ca 90807

Gay and Lesbian Center

• Referrals for tobacco cessation
  
• Address: 2017 E. Fourth Street Long Beach, CA 90814
  
• Phone: (562) 434-4455
  
• Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Sunday 5:00 - 9:00 PM

Nicotine Anonymous

• Phone: (800) 642-0666

Nicotine Anonymous Meetings

• Phone: (562) 438-3650
  
• Address: All Saints Episcopal Church 346 Termino Street Long Beach, CA 90803
  

Nicotine Anonymous

• Intercity Fellowship, 5881 Cherry Avenue (main meeting room), Long Beach, CA
  

Nicotine Anonymous

• Offers free "Freedom from Smoking" 8-session clinic for veterans & dependents.
• Address: Veterans Administration Medical Center
• 5901 East 7th Street Long Beach, CA 90822

PacifiCare

• Individual telephone counseling with a cessation officer, educational materials and nicotine patches.
  
• Phone: (800) 513-5131
  
• Address: 5701 Katella Avenue Cypress, CA 90630
  
• Hours: 24 hours

Universal Care Clinic

• Provides referrals to smoking cessation programs and provides referrals for Spanish-speaking only clients.
  
• Phone: (800) 635-6668, Ext. 5055
  
• Address: 17660 Lakewood Blvd. Bellflower, CA 90806
  
• Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Orange County Area

Tobacco Education Program Southern California Intergroup Nicotine Anonymous

• Coordinator for nicotine anonymous meetings in southern California.
  
• Phone: (800) 642-0666
  
• Address: 19744 Beach Blvd., #247 Huntington Beach, CA 92648
  
• Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tobacco Prevention Program Phone: (TUPP)

• Phone: (714) 541-1444
  
• Address: 405 W. Fifth Street Suite 203, Santa Ana, CA 92701

Los Angeles Area

African Community Resource Center

• Offers free cessation classes and prevention pamphlets.
  
• Phone: (213) 637-1450
  
• Address: 532 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca 90020

AltaMed Health Services

• Offers free Freedom from Smoking 8-session class, one-on-one counseling, and self-help materials.
  
• Address: 10454 Valley Blvd., El Monte, Ca 91731

American Lung Association

• Provides “stop-smoking help kits," other materials and audiotapes.
  
• Phone: (323) 935-5864
  
• Address: 5858 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90036
  
• Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM